This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Teenage Cancer Trust shows, which are curated by The Who's Roger Daltrey. Announcing the line-up, he said, "When The Who first got together in 2000 to raise money for this brilliant charity, I had no idea we'd achieve so much from these shows. In the last 10 years we've raised over £8.7m, helping Teenage Cancer Trust to open nine more specialist cancer units for young people across the UK."
Eurovision Update - Pete Waterman is to write and produce this year's UK entry for the Eurovision Song Contest. The music mogul, who has produced more than 200 hit songs over the past 25 years, said he was "relishing the opportunity" to pen the track. The song will be performed at Eurovision 2010, which will take place in Oslo, Norway in May. "Eurovision is one of those iconic competitions that has stood the test of time and keeps coming up with great acts, great tunes and great performances," Waterman said. "Life's full of challenges and I'm relishing the opportunity to put my own stamp on this one."
Grammy Awards - Beyoncé was the big winner at the Grammy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles, winning six prizes. Starting the night with 10 nominations, her awards included song of the year and best R&B song, both for Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It). Michael Jackson's children Paris and Prince accepted a lifetime achievement award on behalf of the King of Pop, who died last June. Their appearance followed a 3D tribute featuring Carrie Underwood, Jennifer Hudson, Celine Dion, Smokey Robinson and Usher accompanying a recording of Jackson's Earth Song.
30 Years Ago - February 1980, the first Sony Walkman went on sale in the UK, initially marketed as the Sony Stowaway. The device was built in 1978 by audio division engineer Nobutoshi Kihara for Sony co-chairman Akio Morita, who wanted to be able to listen to operas during his frequent trans-Pacific plane trips.
(Jim Evans)
